<t> Thanks for these quick answers. Yes, Kevin, what I forgot was switching "any" (a shocking affront to my micromanaging instincts) to "from replacement." At last, I can get those rusting stateside airplanes back into the air, after all those months of reassigning their pilots to the front.<br ...

<t> And, in my experience, aerial ASW can disclose a submarine's location to nearby ASW task forces, enhancing their chances at hits (I believe) and reducing the submarine's chances of a successful torpedo attack (I hope). If this is all true, aerial ASW efforts do not have to achieve hits ...

<t> I'm playing a game after over a year off, and am puzzled about why in mid-September 1942 there seem to be far too few pilot replacements available. (Allies vs. Japanese AI)<br/>
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There are, of course, plenty of numbers shown on the pilot replacement screen, although the last column ...

Thank you, tdpyle. I will take a chance on Windows 8 (as a Mac user who has in the past suffered through several Windows versions, I hate to send any cash Microsoft's way, but . . . Let the games continue).

<t> Can one still buy Windows 7? That is, will the boxed system-builder still at Amazon do?<br/>
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I now play WitPAE on my Macbook, using bootcamp and Windows 7, but I would like to start using my desktop again.<br/>
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But my desktop's Windows XP has enough problems for me to need to ...

<t> What? Someone plays the Japanese side, and actually selects hard? Isn't that just Kamikazi crazy? <br/>
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I am ready to start a new solo AE game as Japan, but I cannot figure out the aircraft engine system. I worry that by mid-1942 I will discover that I have utterly blundered, and will ...

Is there any benefit to having a construction engineering unit or an aviation support unit prepped for its base? I do this routinely but always have the sense that it does not matter.

I'm sincerely sorry for the folks who are losing their jobs, but I am happy to see NASA throttling back on expenses. Given the state of the US economy, and the dramatic cuts to what I consider more important programs, we can no longer afford space adventures.

<t> Parking 81+ pilots in TraCom . . . Doesn't that mean that their own development is stopped, whereas an 81+ pilot in a rear-area on-map squadron can gain sills while being held back for use later in the war? I realize that once a fighter pilot reaches a certain air-to-air rating further training ...

I thought that posters in an earlier thread concluded that having 81+pilots in on-map squadrons we use for training did not accelerate training. Do they?

Too bad this sign is not posted for modern presidents, think tanks, and Congress to see every day when they talk confidently about wars and military operations.

<t> My experience with forts is that they can be very useful if manned by actual combat units (especially enemy units [;)], but nearly useless with a mere garrison. I suppose this makes historical sense, as garrisons were often cobbled together from people too old, too young, or too weak to function ...

<t> Muskets? If you play detailed tactical battles (Do it! Immense fun!), you will get plenty of answers to your questions. Here is one example: your nice, plump infantry units with improvised weapons or muskets will get torn apart by a single enemy cavalry unit with longer ranged weapons. Be sure ...

<t> The tactical battles are wonderful, remarkably tense and involving, and really requiring your input, your decision to be bold or cautious as the fight evolves. I had no idea how wonderful the tactical battles were when I bought the game. The game allows you to outfit individual units (e.g. a ...

<t> I've noticed that in some training squadrons pilots gain experience as well as the specific skill assigned, but in other training squadrons pilots seem to gain the specific skill but not experience. The whole roster can stay in the 30s for experience yet in the 60s for the specific skill. Am I ...

Footslogger, before you write that paper you should read John Dower's War Without Mercy IMHO.

<r> Back in the days of microfilm, I once looked up the issue of <I><s>[i]</s>Time Magazine<e>[/i]</e></I> from the week before December 7, 1941. I was surprised to read that apparently everyone (people quoted, not just one writer) knew that war was inevitable, and coming any day now.<br/>
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<t> Damn, I lived there for three years, until three years ago. I guess I never met any of the rest of you because I was in a dark room rescuing the Pacific from one empire for the good of another.<br/>
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My favorite restaurant FWIW was Mas, in the Belmont section. Himalayan Fusion on the ...

Also, check to see that the sub's routing instructions are not "safer," etc. I have had subs refuse to move until I changed their orders so that they used a direct route (I cannot recall the exact words, but you get the point).

<r> In my current game as allies vs. Japan, the Japanese ASW efforts started getting noticeably more effective starting in March 1943. My assumption has been that the game designers wanted to reflect some real-life technological or doctrinal change, maybe better sonar. I was not interested enough to ...